Bloomfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 19,587 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 52nd largest community in Connecticut.

Bloomfield is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.12% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bloomfield is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.04%), sales jobs (10.07%), and management occupations (8.62%).

Also of interest is that Bloomfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Bloomfield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

As is often the case in a small town, Bloomfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Bloomfield Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Bloomfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.82% of adults in Bloomfield have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2000 was $28,843, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,372 for a family of four.

Bloomfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bloomfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bloomfield is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include Jamaican, English, Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Russian.

Bloomfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.94%.

The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Some people also speak Spanish.